Ringing in the New Year with RedEnvelope!

With Christmas behind us now, the next big celebration is the New Year–and 2014 promises to be an exciting one for the New Albion Brewing Company! As you await renewed production of The Original Craft Beer, I hope your bar is stocked with your favorite craft beers and spirits for your New Year’s celebration– perhaps even your own home brew. read more

My thanks to Harvey Steiman, known for his writing with Wine Spectator, but a fan of craft beer as well. I had a beer with him while in Northern California recently, and this blog post came out of that meeting: “These days we take American craft beers and microbrews for granted. They’re everywhere. read more

This week of October is pretty special in the U.S. beer world. Tuesday, October 8th is the 37th anniversary of the official incorporation of the first post-Prohibition microbrewery in the United States, New Albion Brewing Co. of Sonoma, CA. Founded by my father, Jack McAuliffe, the brewery was literally made by his hands from the ground up; the beer a labor of love. read more

Did you see this article in the Sonoma Press Democrat? Thanks to Sean Scully for the column! Here is the text: An iconic Sonoma County brand name is returning to store shelves thanks to a daughter who wants to carry on her father’s legacy. Cleveland-based Renee DeLuca says she is hoping to resurrect the legendary New Albion Brewing Co. read more